Manufacturing Technology NewsManufacturing techniques such as 3D printing are revolutionising the way we produce things. Automation continues from the first to the second machine age to transform the way we work. This department tracks the development of manufacturing technology and the impact it is having on our economy and society.
By introducing defects to a common material, Berkeley Lab researchers create a highly efficient capacitor with dramatically increased energy density Capacitors that rapidly store and release electric energy are key components in modern electronics and power systems....
Last week we visited a robotics micro-factory in Toowoomba, a regional Queensland city a few hours west of Brisbane. Ben Leamon runs Dcisiv Technologies, an operation set up to manufacture under license the Dexter HDI — a 7-axis robot designed by Haddington Dynamics...
Exploring the nooks and crannies of the body’s organs seems fodder for a sci-fi movie. Yet, an international team of researchers and engineers has made this a reality — and it’s set to change the way we see human diseases. A new study, published in the prestigious...
FROM THE ARCHIVE 3D Printing
Engineers have developed a new method that doesn’t require any special equipment and works in just minutes to create soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots. The structures were inspired by insect exoskeletons, which have both soft and rigid parts — the researchers called their creations ‘flexoskeletons.’
Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
Researchers at the University of Washington have created a sensor package that is small enough to ride aboard a bumblebee.
Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist.
A team at MIT have found a way to shrink objects using implosion fabrication. This could be implemented in so many areas across technology fields. We give you a survey of this cutting edge technique.
researchers have developed a new method to 3D print lithium-ion batteries in virtually any shape.
